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Sam Machkovech from Are Technica joins Victor Lucas in the Basement to discuss the Ubisoft Forward event the reveal of Far Cry 3, their hands on time with Watch Dogs Legion and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and more!

TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro and The Abuse Controversies At Ubisoft
11:25 – The Irony of Watch Dogs Legion
13:38 – The break down on the 4 big games of Ubisoft Forward
14:10 – Far Cry 6 Discussion
19:38 – Hands On with Watch Dogs Legion!
33:55 – Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Hands On!
46:05 – Thoughts on Ubisoft Forward and Wrap Up

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Victor Lucas is joined by Benoit Richer from Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla to talk about the development of the game, the unique aspects of this latest entry and contending with recent setbacks like developing through a pandemic and contending with the abuse investigations, firings and the ongoing ramifications rocking Ubisoft.

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Ryan Payton, the director of Iron Man VR from developer, Camoflaj, is Victor Lucas’ guest in the Basement! Enjoy this in depth conversation about his team’s efforts to make an authentic Iron Man experience in Virtual Reality!

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Victor Lucas welcomes Ed Boon, the ko-kreator of Mortal Kombat to the Basement for an in-depth conversation about the latest in the franchise, it’s cultural impact and some thoughts about the future of game making!

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Victor Lucas is joined by Beyond a Steel Sky’s Game Director, Charles Cecil, and Art Director, Dave Gibbons to talk about their long friendship, their new game, their previous work (including Gibbons’ art for Watchmen and thoughts on the HBO series) and a whole lot more!

#PlayForever #BeyondASteelSky #Watchmen

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#Predator #TQJefferson #SpiderMan

Victor Lucas talks with VP of 20th Century Games,
TQ Jefferson about his long and amazing career in the videogame industry!

His list of credits is RIDICULOUS! So many Spider-Man games!

TIME STAMPS
00:10 – Introduction to TQ Jefferson
01:13 – How Long at 20th Century Games?
02:00 – Predator Hunting Grounds and Arnold Schwarzenegger
06:30 – Use this game idea to make a new Predator movie?
08:33 – Looking Back (Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, Deadpool…) and Licensed Games
16:30 – Making Awesome Spider-Man game and working with Stan Lee
20:13 – What is it about TQ that helped him get to work on huge licenses?
26:15 – A Game He’s Most Proud Of?
29:45 – Working on Predator and Alien (A new AvP?!)
30:30 – Ever a Drag Seeing Behind The Curtain?
32:15 – Same Thrill To Create As It Is Being A Fan?
34:17 – What Did Your Parents Think Of Your Passion/Achieving Goals?
35:32 – Thoughts about George Floyd murder and BLM Protests?
37:38 – How Has The Videogame Industry Treated Black Creators?
39:55 – The Importance of Representation In Games?
43:27 – Black Panther Videogame? Who Else Needs a Game?
45:50 – What Are You Working On? (Avatar!)
47:13 – Wrap Up

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#PlayStation5 #VicsBasement #TLOU2

Are Technica’s Sam Machkovech joins Victor Lucas in the Basement for a long chat about the PlayStation 5 Reveal, The Last of Us Part II, the Xbox Series X, the leak of Gods & Monsters on Stadia, What Nintendo is up to, the current state of things in Seattle and much more!

Black Lives Matter!

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#AnimalCrossing #GaryWhitta #StarWars

Victor Lucas is joined by writer/host Gary Whitta to talk about his incredible and eclectic career writing for Movies, Games, TV, Comics and Animation on massive projects like Star Wars, The Walking Dead, The Joker, The Book of Eli and much more. Join these two veteran super fans of pop and geek culture for a terrific conversation about the roots of creativity, working across different mediums and Gary’s brand new career as a talk show inside the game world of Animal Crossing!

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#PlayForever #TheSnyderCut #AnimalCrossing

Marissa Roberto is back in the Basement! Vic and Marissa go over:

– A long overdue catch up
– The Snyder Cut
– Tenet and movie theatres opening in the Summer
– Cross console compatibility
– Mortal Kombat Aftermath
– Animal Crossing and more!

Sit back and enjoy the conversation!

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Victor Lucas is joined by Behr Safi to go over all the latest going on in games. Get comfy and enjoy the convo!

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